Gonzalo Rada, PE, Phd Principal Pavement Engineer
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Gonzalo Rada, PE, PhD Principal Pavement Engineer Professional Summary Dr. Rada has devoted his entire career to the field of pavement Years of Experience engineering and is an expert in the areas of pavement design, 35 (29 with Wood) evaluation, maintenance, materials, rehabilitation, and Office of Employment management systems. He has published more than 100 technical East US - Beltsville papers and reports and has made numerous presentations throughout the U.S. and internationally in Argentina, Brazil, Languages Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, South Africa, Taiwan English - Fluent and Venezuela. The topics of his publications and presentations Spanish - Fluent are broad ranging and have included: the Strategic Highway Research Project (SHRP) Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Professional Associations program; pavement management systems and GIS applications; Member, American Society for traffic mix analysis and traffic control devices; pavement structural Testing and Materials and rehabilitation design; pavement materials, construction, and Member, American Society of maintenance; and quality assurance and control programs. Dr. Rada's international work experience has included Australia, Brazil, Civil Engineers Canada, The Bahamas, Bahrain, El Salvador, England, France, Member, Transportation Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia. Research Board As a specialist pavement engineer and project manager, Dr. Rada Areas of Expertise has been involved in a variety of airport, highway, port and bridge Civil Engineer - Expert pavement design, pavement management, and research projects. Pavement Engineer - Expert He has been involved in numerous highway and airfield pavement analyses, special topic research, quality control reviews, and development of operational procedures. He has effectively performed project management of multi-million dollar projects for the federal government in matters dealing with pavement studies across the United States and Canada, as well as a number of other pavement research studies. In addition, he has developed pavement design and analysis methodologies and developed pavement design and analysis software for a number of public agencies and national trade organizations. Dr. Rada has also developed and implemented over 100 highway and airfield pavement management systems in the U.S. and throughout the world. His project responsibilities have included the evaluation and development of rehabilitation recommendations for thousands of miles of roads, airfield and port pavements. Dr. Rada has also served as an expert consultant and expert witness on a number of projects both in the US and abroad. Dr. Rada has worked for Wood for nearly 30 years and for FUGRO Consultants, Inc. for 3 years in various roles including senior principal engineer, senior project manager, © 2018 Wood Page 1 Continued... senior consultant and assistant vice president. Prior to that he served for 5 years as faculty research associate at the University of Maryland, where he taught classes in pavements and materials and performed research. Among his major research projects at the university are the overview and integration planning for the Strategic Highway Research (SHRP), development of a project level pavement management system life cycle cost model for the Maryland State Highway Administration, and dynamic characterization of typical Maryland base and subbase materials. He also served as training coordinator for the University of Maryland’s Transportation Studies Center and performed consulting services for DAMA, Inc. and the American Railroad Association. Dr. Rada' work experience is best divided into the following four general pavement areas: Pavement Research; Pavement Management Systems; Pavement Evaluation, Design and Rehabilitation; Expert Consultant and Witness; and Teaching and Training. The following is a summary of his experience in each of the four areas. Pavement Research Dr. Rada's most visible accomplishment in the pavement research field has been that of Principal Investigator on the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Technical Support Services Contract, a role he held from 1992 to 2008. The LTPP program began under the National Academy of Science, Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) in 1987. At the end of the 5-year SHRP effort, the administration of this 20-year research program was continued under the Federal Highway Administration. In his role as Principal Investigator, he was responsible for overview of the technical assistance provided in the areas of pavement engineering, traffic engineering and information/database management. In addition, he was tasked with special assignments such as leading the assessment of the LTPP program to produce priority products from its research, development of position papers on key program issues, and coordination with highway agency officials, and other LTPP contractors, including numerous technical presentations on all aspects of the LTPP program at national LTPP meetings, TRB committees, National Academy of Sciences Expert Task Groups, LTPP Advisory Committee, and at industry conferences. Dr. Rada's experience with the LTPP study dates back to before the start of the program. From 1985 to 1986, he served as Project Manager for the Overview and Integration Planning of the SHRP Pre- Implementation activities under NCHRP Project Number 20-20(2). He was responsible for providing a general overview of the all-inclusive SHRP research plan and the study culminated with the preparation of the SHRP Overview and Integration Report, included in the final "Strategic Highway Research Program: Research Plans," published in May 1986. From 1987 to 1990, he served as Materials and Pavement Engineer on the SHRP LTPP P-001 Technical Assistance Contract. His efforts during this time period focused on deflection testing, materials field sampling and testing and laboratory testing, and assistance with management of the LTPP pavement performance monitoring activities. From 1990 to 1992, he served as Co-Principal Investigator for the SHRP LTPP P-001B Technical Assistance Contract. In this role, he provided technical and management services in support of SHRP in the development and conduct of the LTPP program, with particular emphasis on pavement performance monitoring, which included all those activities related to distress, profile, deflection, seasonal monitoring and climatic data collection. From 1992 to 2008, he served as Principal Investigator for the FHWA LTPP Technical Assistance (1992 to 1997) and Technical Support Services (1997 to 2008) Contracts, which provided technical and management support services to the FHWA LTPP Team staff for management of the LTPP program. In that role, he was involved on all phases of the program including pavement monitoring and instrumentation, materials testing, information managements system, LTPP experiments, regional operations, and coordination activities. From 2003 to 2008, he also served as Technical Advisor to the FHWA LTPP Specific Pavement Sites (SPS) Weigh-in-Motion Sites Assessment and Performance Evaluations Contract. In this role, he was Environment & Infrastructure Solutions www.woodplc.com Page 2 of 17 Continued... responsible for providing technical expertise and program support to ensure that the assessment, calibration and performance evaluation of the LTPP SPS weigh-in-motion sites adheres to guidelines and methods developed as part of the LTPP program. From 2008 to 2011, he served as Senior Engineer for the LTPP Southern Regional Support Contract (SRSC), where he has been involved in coordination and data analysis activities as well as the preparation of various draft chapters of the LTPP 20-year report. Finally, from 2011 to date, Dr. Rada has served as Senior Engineer for the LTPP TSSC contract, where he has been involved in the preparation of strategic plans and other higher-order activities. In summary, Dr. Rada’s involvement with the LTPP program covers more than 20 years, in excess of $40 million in fees, and the following nine contracts: U.S. Federal Highway Administration Technical Support Services Contract for the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program. 2011 to date. U.S. Federal Highway Administration Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Southern Regional Support (RSC) Contract. 2008 to 2011. U.S. Federal Highway Administration Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Specific Pavement Sites (SPS) Weigh-in-Motion Sites Assessment and Performance Evaluations Contract. 2003 to 2008. U.S. Federal Highway Administration Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program Pavement and Traffic Engineering Technical Support Services Contract. 2002 to 2009. U.S. Federal Highway Administration Nationwide Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Studies and Traffic Engineering Services Contract. 1997 to 2002. U.S. Federal Highway Administration Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program Technical Assistance Contract. 1992 to 1997. SHRP P-001B Technical Assistance to Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program Contract. 1990 to 1992. SHRP P-001 Technical Assistance to Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program. 1987 to 1990. NCHRP 20-20 (2) Overview and Integration Planning - National Strategic Highway Research (SHRP) Plan. 1985 to 1986. Dr. Rada has also dedicated significant time to a number of other important state and national research projects. He is presently serving as Principal Investigator and/or Project Manager for the following projects: FHWA’s “Guidance for Quality Management of Pavement